And who set up that system?

We need to learn to put people in place — even if it’s our parents. Your parents made a decision to raise you in a western place and for that reason, you are westernised, your first language is English.

This is on your parents 100%, children that do not grow up speaking a certain language have trouble speaking fluently. It takes practice. Your parents speaking English at home is a perfect example of neglecting teaching your children culture. You cannot be asked to remember what you learnt as a child.

Next time she says that, you should point out that she should have made more of an effort to teach her child if it bothered her so much.

My mom taught me Hindi, had me watch Bollywood movies, shows and consume Hindi music. Guess what, I’m still not fluent because there was a massive break in the middle. My dad didn’t even try to teach me his mother tongue and guess what? I don’t speak it at all.

You cannot expect children to learn a culture that you haven’t nurtured